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Wagdan Shadli
Wagdan Mahmoud Shadli (; born 19 August 1964) is a former Yemeni international footballer. Club career Shadli began his career with Al-Shorta, joining the club in 1979 before going on to make his debut in 1982. He went on to join Al-Wehda, and spent eleven years with the club before retiring in November 1999. Former teammate Munif Shaif stated that his decision to retire was partly due to a lack of gratitude shown to him by some Yemeni football fans, who questioned his patriotism and loyalty. After conceding a penalty in a game against Al-Wehda (Sanaa), the crowd began throwing cans and bottles onto the pitch, leading to the security forces using tear gas against the spectators. Shadli's reaction to the penalty decision, and remonstrating with the referee, were seen as the "cause" of the riots, and he was blamed in Yemeni media for the event. Following his retirement, he moved to Lausanne, Switzerland, citing his inability to find a job to be able to support himself and his fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winger (association Football)
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Central midfielder, central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, play-makers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments. The size of midfield units on a team and their assigned roles depend on which Formation (association football), formation is used; the unit of these players on the pitch is commonly referred to as the midfield. Its name derives from the fact that midfield units typically make up the in-between units to the Defender (association football), defensive units and Forward (association football), forward units of a F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |